D66 nominated Eelco Eerenberg for the role of state secretary for finance in the Netherlands. The position includes oversight of state-owned Nederlandse Loterij and Holland Casino, as well as gambling tax. Eerenberg is expected to meet formateur Rob Jetten on Friday, the report said.
The appointment would place oversight of two state-owned gambling companies and gambling tax within Eerenberg’s remit.
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State Secretary Van Bruggen said Nederlandse Loterij is not legally required to disclose how many lottery tickets it sells online or the distribution of prizes by sales channel. She said she saw no benefit in publishing the figures because the purchase channel does not affect the chance of winning. Van Bruggen also said audit reports would remain confidential because they contain commercially sensitive information and support Kansspelautoriteit supervision.
State Secretary Claudia van Bruggen said on 19 May that she could not answer parliamentary questions within the usual timeframe because she had not received all the required information. MPs asked about the role-model advertising ban, influencer and affiliate arrangements, enforcement by the Kansspelautoriteit and proposals for a wider advertising ban; Van Bruggen said she aims to respond as soon as possible.
Dutch State Secretary for Justice and Security Claudia van Bruggen told parliament she will outline planned changes to gambling legislation this spring. She said a monitoring report showed player numbers were stable while player accounts increased, which may indicate that some users are trying to circumvent per-account limits. The government will also share a multi-year agenda for protecting people from gambling harm.
Dutch state secretary Van Bruggen said the evaluation of the Remote Gambling Act found that it has not produced a sufficiently responsible and effectively supervised gambling offer. She said legalisation had made the offer more reliable and easier to monitor, but existing safeguards against excessive play were inadequate. The government is examining whether further rules are needed for behavioural techniques used by online operators.
State Secretary for Justice and Security Claudia van Bruggen told parliament that the Kansspelautoriteit, ACM and AFM have sufficient powers under current laws to address potential violations. She said the cited “For the People” operation appeared to be multi-level marketing rather than a pyramid scheme, while saying regulators must assess each case individually. Van Bruggen’s response was received on 13 March 2026.